Merge branch 'upstream/openpilot/master' into sync-20250823

# Conflicts:
#	.github/workflows/release.yaml
#	README.md
#	RELEASES.md
#	common/params_keys.h
#	docs/CARS.md
#	opendbc_repo
#	panda
#	release/build_stripped.sh
#	selfdrive/controls/lib/longitudinal_planner.py
#	selfdrive/modeld/modeld.py
#	selfdrive/ui/feedback/feedbackd.py
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_ar.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_de.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_es.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_fr.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_ja.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_ko.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_pt-BR.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_th.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_tr.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_zh-CHS.ts
#	selfdrive/ui/translations/main_zh-CHT.ts
#	system/version.py
#	uv.lock

release/README.md

@@ -3,33 +3,34 @@
 ```
 ## release checklist
 
-**Go to `devel-staging`**
-- [ ] make issue to track release
+### Go to staging
+- [ ] make a GitHub issue to track release
+- [ ] create release master branch
 - [ ] update RELEASES.md
-- [ ] trigger new nightly build: https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/actions/workflows/release.yaml
-- [ ] update `devel-staging`: `git reset --hard origin/__nightly`
+- [ ] bump version on master: `common/version.h` and `RELEASES.md`
 - [ ] build new userdata partition from `release3-staging`
-- [ ] open a pull request from `devel-staging` to `devel`
 - [ ] post on Discord, tag `@release crew`
 
-**Go to `devel`**
-- [ ] bump version on master: `common/version.h` and `RELEASES.md`
-- [ ] before merging the pull request, test the following:
+Updating staging:
+1. either rebase on master or cherry-pick changes
+2. run this to update: `BRANCH=devel-staging release/build_devel.sh`
+3. build new userdata partition from `release3-staging`
+
+### Go to release
+- [ ] before going to release, test the following:
   - [ ] update from previous release -> new release
   - [ ] update from new release -> previous release
   - [ ] fresh install with `openpilot-test.comma.ai`
   - [ ] drive on fresh install
   - [ ] no submodules or LFS
   - [ ] check sentry, MTBF, etc.
-  - [ ] stress test in production
-
-**Go to `release3`**
+  - [ ] stress test passes in production
 - [ ] publish the blog post
 - [ ] `git reset --hard origin/release3-staging`
 - [ ] tag the release: `git tag v0.X.X <commit-hash> && git push origin v0.X.X`
 - [ ] create GitHub release
 - [ ] final test install on `openpilot.comma.ai`
 - [ ] update factory provisioning
-- [ ] close out milestone
+- [ ] close out milestone and issue
 - [ ] post on Discord, X, etc.
 ```

release/build_stripped.sh

@@ -17,28 +17,23 @@ rm -rf $TARGET_DIR
 mkdir -p $TARGET_DIR
 cd $TARGET_DIR
 cp -r $SOURCE_DIR/.git $TARGET_DIR
-pre-commit uninstall || true
 
-echo "[-] bringing __nightly and devel in sync T=$SECONDS"
+echo "[-] setting up stripped branch sync T=$SECONDS"
 cd $TARGET_DIR
 
-git fetch --depth 1 origin __nightly
-git fetch --depth 1 origin devel
-
-git checkout -f --track origin/__nightly
-git reset --hard __nightly
-git checkout __nightly
-git reset --hard origin/devel
-git clean -xdff
-git lfs uninstall
+# tmp branch
+git checkout --orphan tmp
 
 # remove everything except .git
 echo "[-] erasing old sunnypilot T=$SECONDS"
+git submodule deinit -f --all
+git rm -rf --cached .
 find . -maxdepth 1 -not -path './.git' -not -name '.' -not -name '..' -exec rm -rf '{}' \;
 
-# reset source tree
+# cleanup before the copy
 cd $SOURCE_DIR
 git clean -xdff
+git submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xdff
 
 # do the files copy
 echo "[-] copying files T=$SECONDS"
@@ -47,6 +42,7 @@ cp -pR --parents $(./release/release_files.py) $TARGET_DIR/
 
 # in the directory
 cd $TARGET_DIR
+rm -rf .git/modules/
 rm -f panda/board/obj/panda.bin.signed
 
 # include source commit hash and build date in commit
@@ -85,7 +81,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
   echo "[-] Pushing to $BRANCH T=$SECONDS"
-  git push -f origin __nightly:$BRANCH
+  git push -f origin tmp:$BRANCH
 fi
 
 echo "[-] done T=$SECONDS, ready at $TARGET_DIR"